Miracle Treasure McGowan was 15 when she was killed by gunfire on January 11, 2018, in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles. She was sitting in the front passenger seat of her mother’s SUV, parked outside their home, when an unknown assailant began shooting at the vehicle. Miracle was struck in the torso and pronounced dead at the scene; her mother was wounded in the leg and a female friend riding in the back seat was uninjured.

Investigators believe the shooter was on foot, but no description or motive was released and there were no immediate arrests. Authorities do not believe Miracle was involved in gangs or criminal activity. She attended Ánimo College Prep Academy in Watts and was remembered by family for loving to sing and dance.

The family, led publicly by her grandmother Mary McGowan, has urged anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone in the community have information that could help bring Miracle’s shooter to justice?